Bavarian Forest, we discovered the remains of a mummified cat (Fig. 1). The cat under the roof piqued my curiosity, and I set out to investigate. How long had it been lying there? The Waldlerhaus, [...] appeared in the *Journal of the History of Ideas*: Issue XVIII/1, Spring 2024…
20.02.2024 Elephantine A long way away, 1,000 kilometres south of Cairo, yet at the same time an incredibly global hub Article From the end of April 2024, the special exhibition [...] the local. Locally, one looks at a small island, far away, about 1,000 kilometres south of Cairo,…
archival processing or even digitisation is not possible (see Fig. 1). For centuries, the files have simply been stored on shelves packed into so-called ‘apron bags’ and are thus exposed to dust and [...] definition of the damage and cleaning requirements Damage category 1: Minimal…
of the discussion event with Powerpaola and Amadeo Gandolfo on 1 February 2024 at the IAI FID blog post: Research tip: Finding artist books, comics, zines and editorial cartoneras in the OPAC Previous
a representative survey of the population. In total, just over 1,000 people aged 16 and over took part in the study, which was carried out in December 2023. What were the findings in the United States
wing the Museum of Islamic Art awaits visitors, displaying almost 1,000 objects across two floors instead of the previous 400. The Museum of the Ancient Near East will also have a permanent display
General Directorate, were transferred directly to the museums as of 1 July 2023. Furthermore, since January 2024, the museums and institutes have been allocated independent budgets for the first time, [...] institutions. All these changes have already taken effect as of 1 June 2024.…
Cultural Heritage Foundation in 1967 for the symbolic price of 1 DM, some 1,500 pages of manuscripts from the estate of the writer Annette von Droste-Hülshoff are held on permanent loan at the [...] focus in our ‘SPK 2030’ strategy process (see Reform Diary, Issue 1 ). The strong…
bass parts and really let rip on the now legendary Höfner Model 500/1. The company was founded in 1877 by the guitar and violin maker Karl Höfner and was based in Schönbach, now known as Luby in the Czech [...] a ‘violin-shaped’ guitar whose design resembles the Höfner 500/1. This…
people attended a reading. And at the bookstall, we once took in 1,400 euros.” Ingrid Männl played a significant role in opening up the archive. One highlight was the international and interdisciplinary